Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piece of goods

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: piece of -goods
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person, especially one with undesirable flaws or other notable characteristics.

Obsolete; Slang

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piece, of, goods.

Example Sentences

"'Well, upon my word,' exclaimed the father, taking the pipe from his mouth, and staring aghast at his daughter in a stupor of indignant surprise, 'you're a pretty article; you're a nice piece of goods for a man to bring up and waste his substance upon […]"
"Now that you're inviting Mr Dutch Vangoor to dinner I can give a straightish guess. You needn't trouble, sir. I'm keeping an observant eye on that identical piece of goods myself."
"Usually a silk salesman, a man is accustomed to take his piece of goods and handle them, and roll them out and show them to his customers, […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

pieces of goods (plural)

Phrases

piece goods

Frequently Paired Words

piece goods

Questions

What does piece of goods mean?: A person, especially one with undesirable flaws or other notable characteristics.

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